Artificial bait



March 28, 1933- J. w. CATARAU ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed 001;. 25. 1951INVENTOR Patented Mar. 28, 1933 JULES W. CATARAU, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTONARTIFICIAL BAIT Application filed October 23, 1931.

This invention discloses the combination of any trolling spoon and of ascent container, and its main object is to augment the enticing power ofany trolling spoon by endowing the same with the specific effluvium ofthe foodfish said spoon simulates visually.

A further object of the invention is to provide any trolling spoon witha scent container built on a convenient portion of the spoon withoutincreasing the latters weight by adding incongruous parts in theconstruction of the combination.

In carrying out the above end a further aim is to devise said containerso that it may be built on any trolling spoon by a single stroke of oneand the same die.

On the drawing accompanying this application the Figure l is aperspective view of a trolling spoon comprising a scent container inaccordance with this invention, and the Figure 2 exposes a cross sectionof broken line 22 of Figure 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.

As substantially illustrated by the drawing thereof, the body member 4of a trolling spoon, which consists always of a distorted strip of metalprovided with fish-hook 5 and leader 6 attaching means, is slit on aconvenient portion so as to obtain a series of bars 7 extendingrelatively parallel to each other and naturally connected together atthe ends. Simultaneously said bars 7 are diverged out of their naturalframe in alternate order so as to obtain two oppositely spreading rowsof bars with holding space between.

With equal success only every first or every other one of said bars maybe forced out of its natural frame in any one direction until desiredcontaining space is obtained between the row of dislodged bars and therow of bars remaining in their primordial position.

The bottom 9 of the container is formed by a gradual reducing of thelength of the slits toward the rear end 8 of the spoon, or by a graduallessening of the space between the two rows of bars 7 also toward therear end 8 of the spoon, in order to have the bottom of the containerbehind when trolling so as to prevent the washing away of the scentingSerial No. 570,571.

material introduced into the container through the ingress 10, a portionpurposely left unobstructed by the bars 7 and looking toward the forwardend 11 of the spoon.

A series of interstices 12, caused thereto by the slitting anddislodging of the bars 7,

- become essentially necessary to permit water to circulate in and outof the container and thereby to contaminate its molecules with effluviumemanated by the scenting materia from within the container.

The advantage of a coverless container resides in reduction of parts tobe constructed and in reduction of incongruity in the ensemble of thefish-lure upon which the container is built. A coverless container,being positioned as shown in this invention, receives the full stream ofwater which invades the unobstructed ingress 10 and escapes behindthrough the openings 12, thus increasing the exudation of the scentingmateria from within the container.

It is obvious that according to the invention a container can be builton any trolling spoon by a single stroke of one and the same 7 ber, andhaving upper and lower walls each of which is curved outwardly from thelongitudinal axis of the container and has slits, one of said slitsbeing of greater width than the others to permit the scent material tobe inserted. into the container.

2. A body member for an artificial bait, said body member including acontainer for scent material, said container being positionedintermediate the ends of body memher. and having upper and lower wallsone of which is curved outwardly from the longitudinal axis of thecontainer and has slits, one of said slits being of greater width thanthe others to permit the scent material to be inserted into thecontainer.

3. A body member for an artificial bait, said body member including acontainer for scent material, said container being positionedintermediate the ends of body member, and having upper and lower wallseach of which is curved outwardly from the longitudinal axis of thecontainer and has a plurality of openings, one of said openings beinglarger than the others to permit the scent material to be inserted intothe container; said larger opening being exposed toward the forward endof body member to prevent the washing away of scent material whentrolling.

4. A body member for an artificial bait, said body member including acontainer for scent material, said container being positionedintermediate the ends of body member, and having upper and lower wallsone of which is curved outwardly from the longitudinal axis of thecontainer and has a plurality of openings, one of said openings beinglarger than the others to permit the scent material to be inserted intothe container; said larger opening being exposed toward the forward endof body member to prevent the washing away of scent material whentrollin JULES W. CATARAU.

